World leaders began to read her pins to know what kind of reception to expect from Alright. She wore flower and bird pins if it was a good day. She wore spider and snake pins if she anticipated a bad day and she wore crab pins when she was dealing with crabby old men.

“I thought it was fun and I went out and decided that I’d buy a lot of costume jewelry to reflect what I thought was going to happen on any given day,” said Albright.

The museum is especially excited because Albright grew up in Denver.

“Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection” opens Sunday and continues through June 17 at the Denver Art Museum.